Live baiting in Greyhound racing

[Chad32]

Well there's no question that aside from one allegation against one operator for improperly disposing of unwanted dogs that the greyhounds themselves are treated humanly.

I shared a cup of coffee with the President of the Greyhound Rescue here in Arizona one time and she told something of a different story. The living conditions may not be so bad at the tracks but the breeding of those dogs has resulted in bones, particularly back leg bones, which are too fragile for the pounding of the race. Many suffer leg fractures and before the Rescue was formed they were routinely euthanized. They have now worked a deal with the track that any dog with a broken leg is turned over to the Rescue for evaluation by an orthopedic vet with whom they have an arrangement. Those that can be saved are and then they re-home them as pets. But their running days are over. Fortunately, they are pretty mellow dogs.

Purebreeding and overworking will do that to an animal. I suppose softer ground would just make the dogs slower, so they don't try something to cushion the impact?